US5263609AExpiredUtility

Disposable container

Assignee: TOYO BUSSAN KKPriority: Jan 21, 1991Filed: Jan 17, 1992Granted: Nov 23, 1993
Est. expiryJan 21, 2011(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
B65D 75/48B65D 75/58
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PatentIndex Score
34
Cited by
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References
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Claims

Abstract

A disposable container for a liquid such as soy sauce, detergent or cosmetics, discharges its contents when the container is folded over and pressure is applied to the container by the palm or fingers of the hand. The container includes a sealed portion that has a narrow width and which is formed into a circular, elliptic, rhomboid or other shape in such a manner that the center of the sealed portion coincides with the center line of the container about which the container may be folded. A discharge port is formed in the central portion of the sealed portion or in the side of the container from which the contents are desired to be discharged so that when the container is folded over and pressure applied thereto to rupture the sealed portion, the contents of the containers are discharged through the discharge port.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A disposable dispenser for liquids comprising: a container having a sealed perimeter forming a cavity for holding a liquid, said container being foldable so as to divide said cavity into two compartments that can be folded one atop the other;   a chamber inside said cavity having sealed sides projecting into each of said two compartments, said sealed sides having a narrow width for facilitating the rupture thereof when pressure is applied to said container; and   a discharge port providing an opening for dispensing liquid from said chamber's interior to outside said sealed perimeter,   whereby liquid in said cavity is dispensed from said discharge port when said container is folded onto itself and pressure applied to the container to rupture said sealed sides of said chamber.   
     
     
       2. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said two compartments are separated by a sealed seam. 
     
     
       3. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said projecting sealed sides are inverted U-shaped. 
     
     
       4. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said projecting sealed sides are inverted V-shaped. 
     
     
       5. A liquid dispenser comprising: two abutting compartments for holding liquid that can be folded one atop the other about a fold line;   a chamber between said two compartments, the chamber having sealed sides that project into said two compartments, said sealed sides being unsealed when said two compartments are folded one atop the other about said fold line and pressure is applied by hand to said two compartments allowing liquid from said two compartments to enter said chamber; and   a discharge port from said chamber for allowing liquid to be dispensed from said dispenser.   
     
     
       6. The dispenser of claim 5 further comprising a passageway between said two compartments.

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